State v. Sargent

Citations

• 62 Wash. 692
• 114 P. 868
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 768

Syllabus

<p>Rape — Statutory Rape — Defenses—Previous Chaste Character. Under an information charging rape on or about March 1st, by carnally knowing a female child between 15 and 18 years of age, of previous chaste character, where the prosecutor elected an act of January 20th, the defense that the prosecutrix was not then of chaste character, by reason of previous relations with the accused, is not available, where all their acts occurred in the same county, within one month; since any one of the acts would have sustained a con vietion under the information.</p>